Waterborne Illnesses

by Peggy J. Parks

As Earth's population has continued to grow, reaching 7 billion people in 2011, much of the planet's available fresh water has become polluted, making it unfit for drinking, cooking, or bathing, and contributing to deadly maladies known as waterborne illnesses. This book will provide an overview of waterborne illnesses and explain the magnitude of the problem. Individual chapters focus on defining and explaining waterborne illnesses, such as Cholera,...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1420509357
• ISBN13: 9781420509359
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Lucent Press
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 12 to 15 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 10